f - - Vfejp Yfej7 n i. SOL. MILLER, EDITOR AND TUBXISHER. J- THE CONSTITUTION AND THE "UNION. TE3MS$2.00 PER ANNUM, IN ADVANCE. it i VOLUME XVIIL-OTMBER 241 TROT, KANSAS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1874. WHOLE NUMBER, 908. f iff nASasWafe. llf MJIL''Wl' A BSai BB9I THE WEDDING OF SHON MACLEAN. A Bagpipe Melody, from the Gaelic BT EOBCBT BLCMA3EAX. At the wcddlnc of Shon Maelean, Twenty Pipers together Came Id the wind and tbe rain, PlayiDg over the heatber. Backward tbtir ribbons flew. Bravtlv they strutted and blew, Kach clad tu a tartan new, Bminet and blackcock feather: And every 1'iper was fu Twenty ripera tojetber Ee'alwt Saavnacb blind and rain, Vbo never heard fSbon Maclean The Dake s own riper called him -Show the Fair, From his freckled alio and bU flery hair. Father and sun since the world's creation, Ibr M -clean bxt followed this occupation. And played the pibroch to fire the Clan, S&cf the firt Ihike came and the Earth began. Like the wbUtlinz of birds, like the hummin- ...

the face of the win, lint after following it half an limir, tlio approach of gnusct compelled him to nusnevxl observing. Ioriup tlie. interval between this and tlia next tninxit, nbicb ocenrred in 17G1, exact astronomy ' tnailc enormous strides, t'.rongb tbe discovery of the law of invitation and the application of tbe tcleM-otie to celestial meacoremeiits. A great additional Interest was leut to the phenomenon by Halley's diicovery tliat observations of it made iu distant portions of the earth could be nsed to determine tbe distance of the ami an element of which scarcely anything was then certainly known. From some ancient observa tions of eclipsen, it bad been conclnded by Itol eray that tbe distance of tbe sun was about 1,100 semi-diameters, aud this value was adopted with a few modification for rioro than 1,000 years. When tbo telescope enabled more ctnrte ob servations to be made, it was found that this es timate mnst be far too small; and from observa tions on Mars in 187-2 C...

got tilt mw. tUKVAIII.'VO AXD PACKING POCLTBY, l'niiltty slionld 1 fnt, nnd kept twenty-four liourn before killing. In hare the crop empty. Ffiml in tliecrup blacken the skin, injures tbe kali: of poulliy, and buyers will nut pay furthis ns'less ueiirlit. Oiwnins the veiu iu the nerk. ur bleeding in the month i. the iimner iikmIb of MUM))-. 11 bled insula I lie I lintat, tile bill ehonld be pnrd open with a piece of chip, and tbo poul try bui'E nl' ''JT'he feet on aline. This makes bleeding free and prevent bruising. The head nnd feet sbonld be left on and the entrails in. The flcnh shuulil not be nfmilated in any man ner. Turkeys and chickens dry-picked keep much longer and hell higher than the scalded. If the picking is done by scalding, the water shonld be heated j nit to the boiling iiiut, and the poultry held by the feet, dipped in and out from four to five times, couuliiig three caih time in or not. The work shonld be done neat ly, quickly, and tborongbly. AOer picking, hang t...

f lie nitfas. OUUicf. feOXa. 31IX.lVEIfc. DEaitor. TEOY, KANSAS: Thursday, : : : December 10, 1871. Aboet a CancHB. The paper arts hsriog a, great deal to say nljont a RepuWicnn caucus of tbe members of the "Legislature. If the ilce ign of tbo cancua !a sim lily to select officers of tbe LegisUtnre, it is all riKht; bt if tbo object is to shape legislation, it Is piing too fur. The Republican party will be VW iwponsilile fur tbis Winter's legislation, in liferent; bntif tbe work is cat ont by a can ens, It will relice tbe Opposition members of oil zrepmislbility for exerj thing. The people are looking to tbe approaching Legislature for solid, beneficial work; anil if a good deal of tbst is not accolhplibbeil, the Repub lican party will feel tbe consequences. They want to see expenses rednced, annnal steals re jected and, above all, taxes rednced. Tbey do nut want to see tbe first two weeks wac ted is caucuses to secure the office of State Printer to snrns favorite ring; and tbe bala...

.- -, - av the gumtt. Brlrrlltnti. Now commence Ilie Tarmcr'a leisure time. Let it Iw intelligent leirrtre. No iluuip place is fit lor aaeep, winter or earn- ijtnaa boards on old faWo, bnrns and out builJiiUP shonld l tightly nailed- Illaiikets for horses are cheap food as well as an evidence of hnmaaity All yoting animals must now be protected from the cold winds of the prairie. House 1 Are any ofonr readers so rich that they can afford to let high-priced implements lie in the fence comer or lu the field this wiuterf Bran is the best feed for milk, coira, and yields a better per cent, on the cost than any other food. Hut licher the bran the better. Do not qnit using the enrry-enmb becanse yon have waned working the horse. It invigorates tile skin, and promote health and comfort. Tlie pcriml of gestation in the sbeep'is abont five months, so those farmers who waut lambs dropped in Hay, can easily make their calcnla- Straw surds should now be put In wiuUr or der. The faithful horse t...

"Pethaps it would be wise. Sergeant; tnd if jou tbiuV so still, I will be ruled by you." "If we once gut to the river-side, where onr fcnrses tuottgbt bare water, I almost think I slionld advise a halt there. AlthonghI have made one observation, Major Bntler that run vlrnr venter is leau fare for a hungry man. Hnws- ctr, it won't linrt ns, and if you say the Word, Vtt will stop mere." "Tbeu, Serjjiiatit, I do say the word." "Isn't that the glimmer of alight yonder in'the liusUesl" inquired Horse-Shoe, as he turnod bis jmb in the direction of the bivouac; "or is it these here lightning bugs that keeps so busy abouung&uont!" "X thought I saw the light you speak of, Gal braitb; bntithas disappeared." x "It la there again, Major; and I hear the rush Ing of the river we are near the fnrd. Perhaps hn comes fnim some cabin on the bank." "God send that it should tnru out so, Galbraitb; Tor I am very wrary." "There is some devilment going on in these woods, Major. I saw a figure paw in f...

"hf- 1 " r r SOL MILDER, EDITOR AXD PUBLISHER. THE CONSTITUTION AND THE UNION. i TERMS2.00 PER ANNUM, IX ADTAXCE. f-i J VOLUME XVnL-NUSlBER 27. TROY, KANSAS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1874. WHOLE NUMBER, in. llsiilfiifeini C iB v rB v iB 1 ftl Choice fCacttij. LETTEB TO SANTA CLAUS. II KM. CXILT HUSTOCTOX XILLM. ffkile too are planning for everything nice. rjr, let me gire 3 on a Ut of advice. Itant uie It hard, if I aay In war ear. i.nU. I think jroo were partial, laiit yrarj I-idia tne rich folk, with everything gay. S.ibUng the poor one who came In jour war; of all timea in the year, I am aaro, Tiii i. the time to rem ember the poor. PlmtT of children there am In the city, ttao bare no father, or mother, to pity; Plntr a people whoo working and hiedlng scrl. caa keep all their dear nnea from needingi V.w if I came every year in December, ftty are the onea 1 would anrely remember. Mrr on a beautiful Christmas, you know, Jr our Savior, waa born here below i I'.mnUy stooping to hunger ...

ImtfHjs $1M dor.. 3XILX.13R, Editor. TROY, KANSAS: Thursday, : : : December 24, 1874. New is tbc Accepted Time. Christmas 1 the season when everybody wants to accumulate and board up, as it were, all the jappltie.s he can. We would call the attention of the people to an important item, which stioald Dot be neglected. Now is the time to secure a Cunnty paper for llio eusuing year. Every ctti aen of the County tdionld have a good County paper. Ho may Cud larger and cheaper papers -sway from home, that will cive him the general news and miscellaneous reading; bnt uo other paper docs or can give him items of news and County business that interests him directly at iiouie, as the County paper can. To make the orld more lightly, every man must keep up his .urn end; and to do thst properly, he must keep "well posted In his own home affairs. To those inclined to follow tbo foregoing ad vice, we would nggst tho Chief as the paper thny need. We believe we caii truly say that it far stirjxu-wra...

rS got ifce farmer. en ftidck Bs-0nebt Wf fa Scad Tbem r the Slater On account of the failure of oar corn crop tlirongbonf tbo greater part of this State, nnr tanner are snipping out 01 ims oiaicaverj lame khxre of onr stuck hogs. Verr many farmers feel compelled to sendnfT f Ten Berkshire and ntber Rood anl costly brewls of hogs, for tbe price of stock boss. Tbi year drain on onr stock vrlll be disastrous and costly tu'Uie fanners. Next, year we shall be compelled to pay hack at Rreatly advanced prices, another Stock of bogs to replace those that we are nw an inconsiderately sendins ont of tbe Statr. Errry effort should nijjv be made to keep onr atocic uogs at nnme. it a means of encouragement to lo so, we give Hie result of a conrersatioD with a large li"ff freder in Illinois. Tie says: "That wbeii wheat is cheap he feeds and fattens hugs on wheat, anil fiends it profitable, as the- following statement will show: , , . He took 100 hogs, and pnt 50 in pens and fed corn, and 50 and ...

'T?te 1 k: M . m 4r SOL. MILLER, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER. THE CONSTITUTION AND THE UNION. TEQHS-S2.00 PER ANNUS, IN ADVANCE. VOLUME XVUL-NUMBtiR 28.1 TROY, KANSAS. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 31. 1874. f WHOLE NUMBER, 912. srj5j&&ss$. iVuU5il5 Choice octtu. TSE OLD CLjOCK ok the stairway. I paoe on the lonel jr atalriraT, f 1-.k on its great white face; T It t it pendulum, creaking Id 0e dill, carved cakeo eaae; jo count with mine IU beart-throbaj To look on tU choatly face; To list to it mournful tnnalc, A it TliabIea o'er and o'tr The mnmruli cternall; paaalnf. But rrtarnlne on more do more; To lUt to the knell of the boar The L"furo that come no more. Alone, on the lonelj atalrwa y, 1 tut to it ronaital chime; And it peak to rar heart of the raaUbed , And beaiitifal adden time; - And ft tfarilla my heart with the moalo Of the beautiful olden time. ILm' for the musical Tolcea; For the jrara aud the cj clea fled ; Fr the gwldeu bnure departed; For the hippy daja that are dead; Ala' for...

Caur, aa though the phnst of Montgomery was there before' him, Deueaict Aruuld rushes on I Eveu b he rtuhes, bo falls. Even as yon look r-jwvn him, hi bis battle rage, with his leg that' Vred, he falls. Hat dors lierjrivs np the context I Bv tlir ghost nf Montgomery Nol No' He tills hl fart from tbosiiow.linw crim soned with bin blomlt hr follows, with bis start h'K vei '' PtU'1 ' 1'oran; lie shouts, with his tbnmler tunes his Well-.knon n battle cry. He beholds bis men rnsh on amid light and llame; he hears the crack of the ride, the roar of rmmon, the tread of men, rushing forward to the conflict. Tlien he erileavorn to dm. A gallant soldier offers bis arm to the wounded hero. He rise, stands for a moment, and then falls, 'lint still bis Mini is firm. Still his rye glares up on the distant tight. Not until In-makes Imbed, litre on the cold simw,tn a riool of bis own blood, until his ryes fail and his right leg stiffens, does his son I cease to brat with the pulsations of bat tle. ...

rfe ry -Hsrst-iei Ship Pamttry. Secure plump, well fatted birds. Bleed tbcm in tlif throat. Bold euongh to make the featli rti" come ff ouy; pick both feathers and pin lawber aU off tiicelT, taking great care not to trnisr or break tbe akin in any way. If nus or tvrooftnelat sbnnlil accidentally get brnlwd, or bare the akin broken, cell or use at borne, as tlie j" xrocld burrtlie (ale of thtTWhnle Inr. Leave all the entrails in, and brad and feet tin.- After lbey are dressed, bang t bra-Jo-a cool flaee. where tbey will dry off and get stiff before Tuackine. Pack in boxes or LarrrJsIn nice, clean rye straw; if this cannon-be obtained, 'dry oat straw may. ur ami. xe core .acii pars; soiui, that tbey will not bruise, in transit. Pack with breast down. Foultry.prepared in this way al wavs finds a reailv market, while imor. half dress ed.aweaty (canned by packing vibile warm) and liruuwd lota will not kell well at any time. Many farmers make a practice of feeding their "half starred fowl...